Twenty horses will go to the starting gate for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, and California Chrome, left, is the early favorite. The chestnut colt, who won his past four starts by a combined 24 1/4 lengths, is trained by Art Sherman. California Chrome drew the No. 5 post position Wednesday, and is an early 5-2 favorite in the 140th Run for the Roses, which will be shown at 3:30 p.m. on NBC. "I think it's a perfect spot," Sherman said of the No. 5 post, which is where jockey Victor Espinoza started when he won the Derby aboard War Emblem in 2002.

Twenty horses will go to the starting gate for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, and California Chrome, left, is the early favorite. The chestnut colt, who won his past four starts by a combined 24 1/4 lengths, is trained by Art Sherman. California Chrome drew the No. 5 post position Wednesday, and is an early 5-2 favorite in the 140th Run for the Roses, which will be shown at 3:30 p.m. on NBC. "I think it's a perfect spot," Sherman said of the No. 5 post, which is where jockey Victor Espinoza started when he won the Derby aboard War Emblem in 2002.